1. Exploring the Beef Industry SECHS Mr. Pullom Fall 2011

2. Objectives Name the parts of a beef animal. List the common breeds of beef animals. Explain how to select beef animals. Identify types of beef production setups. Describe beef marketing options.

3. Terms Cattle feeders Conformation Cow-calf operation Cutability

4. Terms Continued Demand Dual-purpose breed Desirable traits Feeder calves

5. Terms Continued Frame score Marbling Performance Polled

6. Terms Continued Purebred breeders Supply Yearling feeders

7. Objective 1: Name the parts of a beef animal.

9. Objective 2: List the common breeds of beef animals. Angus Charolais Hereford Polled Hereford Limousin Shorthorn Simmental Brahman Brangus Beefmaster

10. Angus

11. Charolais

12. Hereford

13. Polled Hereford

14. Limousin

15. Shorthorn

16. Simmental

17. Brahman

18. Brangus

19. Beefmaster

20. Objective 3: Explain how to select beef animals. Desirable traits are traits that are in demand at the marketplace. Mainly, selection is based on conformation and performance records. Conformation describes an animal’s shape, form, and type. Performance describes the ability of an animal to reproduce, wean, gain weight, and stay strong.

21. Frame score is a measurement based on animals being observed and evaluated at 205 days. When selecting animals, you must realize that no one breed is going to be superior in all traits. You need to decide what your individual priorities are and select a breed based on your resources. Choosing reputable producers will help insure animals free from disease, genetic problems.

22. Objective 4: Identify types of beef production setups. There are three main types of beef production setups. The first type is cow-calf producers. The second is feeders or feedlots and the third is purebred breeding.

23. Cow-calf producers

24. Feeders or feedlots

25. Purebred breeding

26. Objective 5: Describe beef marketing options. Purebred marketing of cattle is one way of marketing your beef cattle. Local sale barns are popular because of their convenience to buyers. Another way to market cattle is to sell them directly.